David Edward Hughes

Welsh-american scientist and musician (1831–1900).

Born May 16th, 1831 in Bala.

Died January 22nd, 1900 at 68 years old in London.

Issey Nakajima-Farran

Canadian soccer player.

Born May 16th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Calgary.

Wilf Mannion

English footballer (1918-2000).

Born May 16th, 1918 in Middlesbrough.

Died April 14th, 2000 at 81 years old in Teesside.

Anja Mittag

German footballer.

Born May 16th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Chemnitz.

Elizabeth Peabody

American educator 1804-1894.

Born May 16th, 1804 in Middlesex County. ^[ref]

Died January 4th, 1894 at 89 years old in Jamaica Plain.

Mirko Marić

Association football player.

Born May 16th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Grude.

Ricardo Costa

Portuguese footballer.

Born May 16th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Vila Nova de Gaia.

Gueïda Fofana

Footballer.

Born May 16th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Le Havre.

Graciela Iturbide

Mexican photographer (born 1942).

Born May 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Mexico City.

John Robinson

British biblical scholar, author and anglican bishop (1919–1983).

Born May 16th, 1919 in Canterbury.

Died December 5th, 1983 at 64 years old in Yorkshire (cancer).

Marius Niculae

Romanian footballer.

Born May 16th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Bucharest.

Gheorghe Apostol

Former first secretary of the romanian workers' party (1913–2010).

Born May 16th, 1913 in Tudor Vladimirescu.

Died August 21st, 2010 at 97 years old in Bucharest. ^[ref]

Wieteke van Dort

Dutch actress and singer (1943–2024).

Born May 16th, 1943 in Surabaya. ^[ref]

Died July 15th, 2024 at 81 years old in The Hague (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Kaká

Brazilian football player.

Born May 16th, 1981 (age 44 years) in São José do Belmonte.

Karol Mets

Estonian footballer.

Born May 16th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Viljandi.

Francis Goya

Belgian musician.

Born May 16th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Liège.

Desanka Maksimović

Serbian writer (1898-1993).

Born May 16th, 1898 in Divci.

Died February 11th, 1993 at 94 years old in Belgrade.

Simon Whitfield

Canadian triathlete.

Born May 16th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Kingston.

Ove Kindvall

Swedish association football player (1943–2025).

Born May 16th, 1943 in Norrköping.

Died August 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in Sollentuna Municipality. ^[ref]

Messali Hadj

Algerian politician (1898-1974).

Born May 16th, 1898 in Tlemcen.

Died June 30th, 1974 at 76 years old in Gouvieux.

John White

American rower (1916–1997).

Born May 16th, 1916 in Seattle.

Died March 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Bellevue.

Dolcenera

Italian pop singer.

Born May 16th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Galatina.

Pierre Cuypers

Dutch architect (1827-1921).

Born May 16th, 1827 in Roermond. ^[ref]

Died March 3rd, 1921 at 93 years old in Roermond. ^[ref]

Carlton J. H. Hayes

American diplomat, academic, educator.

Born May 16th, 1882 in Afton.

Died September 2nd, 1964 at 82 years old in Sidney.

Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire

British politician (1843-1928).

Born May 16th, 1843 in London.

Died June 13th, 1928 at 85 years old in Buckinghamshire.